ORGANIZATION

On the campus of Brown University, founded by Thomas J. Watson, Jr. as the Center for Policy Development in 1981; became the Institute for International Studies in 1986 and the Watson Institute in 1991.

"Watson Institute for International Studies is a leading center for research and teaching on international affairs. The Institute's research is organized around some of the most important questions of our time: on the global economy, environment, international security, and related issues of culture and identity. These questions are analyzed through the lenses of multiple academic disciplines with an emphasis on policy relevance."

Official Website:
http://www.watsoninstitute.org/

Location:
Providence, RI

Founding Date:
1981

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John P. Birkelund	Business	23-Jun-1930		Chairman of Dillon Read, 1986-98
Mary K. Bush	Business	c. 1949		Bush International
Leslie H. Gelb	Government	4-Mar-1937		President, Council on Foreign Relations, 1993-2003
W. H. Krome George	Business	27-Mar-1918	6-Sep-2004	Chairman and CEO of Alcoa, 1975-83
Lee H. Hamilton	Politician	20-Apr-1931		9/11 Commission vice chairman
Richard C. Holbrooke	Diplomat	24-Apr-1941	13-Dec-2010	US Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Charles Mathias	Politician	24-Jul-1922	25-Jan-2010	US Senator from Maryland, 1969-87
Thomas Pickering	Diplomat	5-Nov-1931		Career US Ambassador
Barbara Stallings	Educator	c. 1944		Watson Institute for International Studies
Harold R. Swearer	Educator	13-Oct-1932	19-Oct-1991	President of Brown University, 1977-88
Thomas J. Watson, Jr.	Business	14-Jan-1914	31-Dec-1993	CEO of IBM, 1956-71
John C. Whitehead	Business	2-Apr-1922	7-Feb-2015	US Deputy Secretary of State, 1985-89

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